In a statement, he said the attack “serves as a painful reminder of the dangers our troops face every day” in that central Asian country. “This tragedy is a sobering reminder of why it’s important that our service members and their families be recognized for who they really are; gay, straight, transgender, all deserve honor for their sacrifice”.
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Astronauts help move stalled rail car on station
With their primary task completed, Kelly and Kopra split up to work on separate tasks of routing cables along the space station . The astronauts may then turn to a few other get-ahead tasks as part of their ongoing maintenance and upgrades of the ISS.
More than 2,300 USA troops have died in the Afghan war since the 2001 invasion, but the pace of US deaths has fallen off sharply since the end of formal US combat and a drawdown of American forces. “We will be closed until future notice to mourn this terrible loss”.
Attacks kill at least 15 across Iraq
There has been no major push into the centre overnight, said an officer on the ground who asked not to be identified. Iraqi security forces cross a bridge built by corps of engineers over the Euphrates in Ramadi, December 22, 2015.
Staff Sgt. Louis M. Bonacasa, 31, of Coram, N.Y.
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Lori Haas, state director for the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, welcomed Herring’s announcement as a long overdue step. He went on to point out that as president, he would ensure that the Second Amendment rights of Americans were protected.
Staff Sgt. Michael A. Cinco, 28, of Mercedes, Texas.
Tuesday night in New York’s Madison Square Garden, 18,000 people attending a hockey game between the New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks observed a moment of silence for Lemm while his picture was displayed on the video board above the ice.
Staff Sgt. Chester McBride (age 30) was from Statesboro, Georgia.
Maj. Adrianna M. Vorderbruggen, 36, a native of Plymouth, Minn.
More than 200 service members representing multiple branches of service from almost every unit on Bagram crammed into a packed clamshell tent for a chance to grieve before getting back in the saddle to continue the mission.
Each of those killed Monday has a story. Two years ago when Heather was giving birth to my grandson, her wife (then her partner) had to lie to request leave to help “a friend” who was having a baby.
The 30-year-old Taub was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 816 at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.
She had long championed the repeal of the military’s “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy – a change that now makes her wife and son eligible for military benefits. He said, “Whatever goal she had, she found a way”.
Adrianna’s father told the Associated Press that his daughter “loved life” and “loved the military”.
The attack, by a suicide attacker who rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol, was the deadliest on worldwide forces in Afghanistan since August.
He leaves behind his wife and two children. A one-time high school football star and state champion, McBride kept close ties with his old coaches.
Taub worked for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, his mother said, and he leaves behind his pregnant wife and a 3-year-old daughter. Adrianna couldn’t share their good news, because if she had, her career could have been destroyed. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Vela, who was friends with Cinco since the seventh grade, told KRGV-TV, Weslaco, Texas. “He had a lot of ambition”.
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With tears in her eyes, Air Force Special Agent Heather Garver spoke before roughly 300 mourners who attended the ceremony inside a tent at the base.
